Best Actress 1930-31
Winner: Marie Dressler, Min and Bill
Nominees: Marlene Dietrich, Morocco
Irene Dunne, Cimarron
Ann Harding, Holiday
Norma Shearer, A Free Soul

The Field: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Ranking Oscar's Ballot
 
 My Pick:
Marie Dressler, Min and Bill ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

From There:
Marlene Dietrich, Morocco ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Ann Harding, Holiday ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Irene Dunne, Cimarron ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Norma Shearer, A Free Soul ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Who gets your vote in this field, and on my dream ballot below? VOTE HERE!


My Favorites from 1931:

My Pick: Marie Dressler, Min and Bill
Nominees: Virginia Cherrill, City Lights
Nominees: Claudette Colbert, Honor Among Lovers
Nominees: Marlene Dietrich, Morocco
Nominees: Marlene Dietrich, Dishonored

Honorable Mentions: Ann Harding, Holiday; Marlene Dietrich, The Blue Angel; Margaret Livingston, Smart Money; Barbara Stanwyck, Ten Cents a Dance; Mary Astor, Holiday; Mary Astor, Other Men's Women; Lotte Lenya, The Threepenny Opera


Gourmet Prospects: Ruth Chatterton, Anybody's Woman; Joan Crawford, Dance, Fools, Dance; Bebe Daniels, Dangerous Female (aka The Maltese Falcon); Marian Marsh, Svengali

Further Research: Mary Astor, Behind Office Doors; Mary Astor, The Lash; Mary Astor, The Sin Ship

Stay Tuned: Because of the eligibility period of August 1, 1930–July 31, 1931, such famous 1931 releases as An American Tragedy, Arrowsmith, The Miracle Woman, Possessed, and The Smiling Lieutenant were not eligible until the 1931-32 Oscar cycle.

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